Re: updating tree on ancestry.com from ftm2011
Thankfully there will not be an FTM 2013. They're focused instead on fixing and improving FTM 2012. Check out the platinum and deluxe editions at places like Amazon. They come bundled with three or six...
View ArticleRe: updating tree on ancestry.com from ftm2011
A word of caution. There have been folks with lots of problems with syncing file in FTM2012. (Read the posts in this forum).So:1) You can stick with the old-fashioned upload once a week or month and...
View ArticleBirth Order On Family Group Sheet Report
How do I fix the birth order for children on Famiy Group Sheet in family tree maker 2012??If the couple had 5 children it will list them in an order it feels like.Child 3,2,5,1,4
View ArticleRe: Trouble With Half Siblings
Welcome to the world of complications of relationships.The problems you allude to aren't the only ones.In addition to steps showing up in descendant charts and reports as if they are descendants of a...
View ArticlePlaces in FTM
I'm trying to clean up my "Places" in FTM and have come across a situation I'm not sure what to do with. When I click on the "places" tab at the top of FTM and it brings up the list of all the places,...
View ArticleRe: Birth Order On Family Group Sheet Report
In the people Family View, turn off the blended families button, then click on the children sort button (next to it) just above and to the right of the children's list. FTM will sort the children in...
View ArticleRe: Places in FTM
You have probably added them from a merge and later deleted the factSimply delete them"Weeding" you places lists, especially after some merging, is an ongoing chore like any weeding exerciseJohn D
View ArticleRe: "Hints" coming from my own tree
Are you looking at the hints in FTM or your AMT?John D
View ArticleRe: Places in FTM
Thanks for the verification. That's kind of what I thought happened but wanted to be sure before I went crazy deleting things :)
View ArticleAdd a Story on Military Page FTM 2012
I created a military page and put some text in the 'add a story' feature for that individual. Now I can't seem to find it anywhere. Can someone help me find where I can locate that text?
View ArticleAdd a Story on Military Page FTM 2012
I created a military page and put some text in the 'add a story' feature for that individual. Now I can't seem to find it anywhere. Can someone help me find where I can locate that text?
View ArticleRe: Creating a book in FTM 2011
The problems come when you have created a lengthy document having selected A4 for the whole document in your page layout the first page always defaults to Letter size. Spoke to help line and there...
View ArticleRe: "Hints" coming from my own tree
Are these hints from records or from photos/documents you have added to your tree?I occasionally see hints of my own records, because someone has downloaded and uploaded to their tree(s), instead of...
View ArticleWon't login
Help please, just loaded FTM 2012 and when I go to connect to Ancestry.com to download my family it brings up the box for username and password, but when I put it in it states access denied or wrong...
View ArticleRe: Places in FTM
If you have orphan places, have you every checked your sources?One of the biggest dangers of merging data from other trees is the unrelated sources and places that are added to your database. I have...
View ArticleRe: Trouble With Half Siblings
I think I agree that 'step' relationship tagging should be avoided. The problem is that half-siblings don't show in the relationships view or on reports.
View ArticleRe: "Hints" coming from my own tree
Burgess, I did have an old inactive tree out there. I think that may have been the problem. I have since deleted the old tree, so I will see if this clears it up.Thanks for your suggestion.
View ArticleRe: Trouble With Half Siblings
If you and this sister have the same father and mother you have a problem with the way the relationships are defined. If you and this sister have the same mother but different fathers then your...
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